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    I've been using Lancer mags for practice anad training and have yet to encounter a magazine-related issue with them. FWIW.
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    I initially bought one to try out and since have bought several more in both 20's and 30's. They work just fine and I like the looks and especially the rubber bumper bottom.

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    I think if you read previous Lancer threads, you will see lots of people running them without issue etc in trainings. While most of my mags are PMAGs, my Lancers are in my GTG go-to pile as well. I have not tried a 20 but I recently ordered a single 20R one to try out.

    The reason they "feel" flimsy is that they are made of a different sort of polymer than standard polymer type mags (PMAG and ARC). I am not a plastics person but they seem to be made of a polycarbonate plastic which is why they are strong yet light and see-through.
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    Quote Originally Posted by eguns-com View Post
    I think if you read previous Lancer threads, you will see lots of people running them without issue etc in trainings. While most of my mags are PMAGs, my Lancers are in my GTG go-to pile as well. I have not tried a 20 but I recently ordered a single 20R one to try out.

    The reason they "feel" flimsy is that they are made of a different sort of polymer than standard polymer type mags (PMAG and ARC). I am not a plastics person but they seem to be made of a polycarbonate plastic which is why they are strong yet light and see-through.
    Several people I have spoken with recently (some sharp cookies in the bunch) seem to think that the "flimsiness" - or perhaps better stated their ability to flex as much as they do actually contributes to their durability.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RetreatHell View Post
    Same here. I have 2 of them that I bought probably a year ago. They haven't given me any problems, but I haven't used them very often either. I just don't like them... at all.
    So you have some, they have worked for you with no issues... but you don't like them and don't recommend them?


    Quote Originally Posted by RetreatHell View Post
    No magazine will last forever, as ALL mags out there are disposable after so long. But why not get the one that has the best track record and is also one of the cheapest mags out there?
    Sounds like you are making the argument for USGIs...

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    I have 4 that I've ran through a couple of classes. I have had a couple of malfunctions that were so weird that I wasn't even sure how that was possible and decided it was my error somehow. Then I read about same issue on another forum; so far that is the only report (besides mine). The malfunction was FTS - failure to strip (and chamber) round from the mag. I am still not sure how that was possible, however, I'll probably won't get any more Lancers. Also, they don't work well with SCAR - for those who own one it might be important.

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    I've got 4 of them, but I prefer the windowed Pmags.

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    Quote Originally Posted by The_Katar View Post
    So you have some, they have worked for you with no issues... but you don't like them and don't recommend them?


    Yup, never had any issues, though I have not put them through even close to what my PMAGs have been through. Not liking them is purely a personal preference. Although there's no reason IMHO that a 5.56mm magazine today shouldn't have a non-tilt follower (although if the current gen lancers do have them, then this point is officially moot).

    Like I said, if you have them and like them and like running them more than any other magazine, that's great. And I wouldn't ever turn down a free lancer either, or for that matter give up the ones I currently own until they shit the bed.

    The reason I don't recommend them is simply because I don't see the point of buying them when PMAGs are available. I know that makes NO sense, and I feel kinda weird saying it like that, but that's how I feel. Also, the PMAG definitely has the huge advantage of being proven in previous and ongoing combat operations in some real nasty places (environmentally speaking) around the globe. However, it's very possible that in a few years we could be hearing the same about the Lancers.



    Sounds like you are making the argument for USGIs...


    Now that's ****ing funny right there! Touche'!!

    You literally made me "lol" when I read that!

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    We've been T&Eing them at one of our training facilities. We give 3 of the Lancers to each student, with an average class of 15 students. Terrain is primarily gravel, with grass making up the longer shooting positions, but that's usually from prone. Kneeling and standing shooting positions are on the gravel and the mags have impacted the ground from those two positions multiple times over the course of a week for the last 3 months or so. They are holding up well.

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    No problems with them whatsoever. I actually prefer Lancer L5's to Pmags (heresy, I know)

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